,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cadi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #c1 #bjba,mr4 
,m]kley 7= himself & ,ms4 ,smi?7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to e/abli% )9 !
 ,(fice ( ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =      
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion ! ,(fice 
( ,rural ,heal?1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z     
the,rural ,heal? ,equity ,act4  #b4     
,,cdc ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal?  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% )9 !    
,(fice ( ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =       
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion an (fice 
to be kn[n z ! ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal?1  
to be head$ by a director appo9t$ by !  
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion4  7b7 ,duties ,! ,director
 ( ! ,(fice %all-- 7#a7 s]ve z ! prim>y 
po9t ( contact 9 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease    
,control & ,prev5tion on matt]s p]ta9+  

to rural heal?2  7#b7 assi/ ! ,secret>y 
9 conduct+1 coord9at+1 & promot+ rese>* 
reg>d+ public heal? issues affect+ rural
 populations1 & 9 dissem9at+ ! results (
 su* rese>*2  7#c7 "w ) all p]sonnel &  
(fices ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & 
,prev5tion to develop1 ref9e1 coord9ate1
 & promulgate policies1 be/ practices1  
lessons le>n$1 & innovative1 successful 
programs to improve c>e1 s]vices1 &     
social det]m9ants ( heal? = populations 
:o reside 9 rural areas ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7#d7 coord9ate & support rural 
heal? rese>*1 conduct & support         
educational outrea*1 & dissem9ate       
evid5ce-bas$ int]v5tions relat$ to heal?
 outcomes1 access to heal? c>e1 &       
life/yle *all5ges1 to prev5t dea?1      
disease1 injury1 & disability1 & promote
 heal?y behaviors1 9 rural populations1 
includ+ rural m9ority & ,,lgbtq         
populations2  7#e7 improve ! und]/&+ ( !
 *all5ges fac$ by rural populations2    
7#f7 id5tify disp>ities 9 ! availability
 ( heal? c>e & public heal? int]v5tions 

= populations liv+ 9 rural areas2  7#g7 
adm9i/] grants1 coop]ative agreem5ts1 & 
contracts to provide te*nical assi/ance 
& o!r activities z necess>y to support  
activities relat$ to improv+ heal? &    
heal? c>e 9 rural areas2 &  7#h7 p]=m   
su* o!r functions & duties z ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es appropriate4  7c7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m ,(fice1     
except z o!rwise specifi$1 means !      
,(fice ( ,rural ,heal? e/abli%$ pursuant
 to subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director 
( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &        
,prev5tion4  7d7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb & ea*    
subsequ5t fiscal ye>4